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This is the premier book on the topic of erisa subrogation. lawyers and benefits persons have been waiting for a book to provide a summary of the relevant principles and law in this area. the book will provide great help for practitioners in this complicated and often confusing area of law.

i dont know what language this book is in, but my friend knows it and says its a good book, apparently its about something. i personally know saul and he is a good guy aside from his evil, mischevious 13 year old son. he lives in a house that is being torn apart so they can build a "guest suite"

THE EUROPEAN RIGHT is a collection of essays dealing with radical political situation in both Western and Eastern Europe. The editors, Hans Rogger and Eugene Weber,wrote some of the essays and included those of others to explain "rightist" pollitical movements and the problems that existed in Europe espcially after World War I. Yet, these essays deal with the origins of some of the political movements that had their origins prior to World War I. This book needs to be read carefully

The first essay dealt with the British Fascist movement called the British Union of Fascists lead by Oswald Mosley. However, Mosley's protests began before he was well known. During the second half of the 19th. century, there were political differences in Great Britain over the British Empire and the question of Irish independence. Some of the more "radical" British poltical commentaries feared that any break in the British Empire or concession to Irish independence would cause political and social collapse. The "radicals" saw British liberalism as corruption, and they complained that the British Parliamentarians were more concerned with politcal interests than "national interests" whatever that phrase means at any given time. World War I and thereafter accelerated the complaints of the "righists" especially when Irish political independence was granted in 1923. What may have alarmed some political activists was, though readily apparent, the decline of the British Empire. While Mosley was held in detention during W.W. II, he was never charged for any crime. The British were at least honest enough not to try Mosley which they may have figured could have made Mosley a political martyr and enhanced his popularity. Readers should note that some of Mosleys political associates were British officers during World War II.

A similar "rightist" movement emerged in France in the 20th. century. However, the French "rightist" movement began with the Dreyfus Affair. As readers may know Dreyfus was charged for treason and passing French military secrets to the Germans. After bitter political disputes, Dreyfus was aquitted of the charges. The French "right" lost this poltical battle which was a temporary embarrassment to the French "Right" which included the French officer corps, the French clergy, and what was left of the French aristocracy. One of those who carefully observed these events was Charles Mauras who edited a "rightist" journal titled ACTION FRANCAISE. The French were divided politically between the Dreyfusards and the Anti-Dreyfusards. The "leftists" were usually socialists and were sympathetic to the Germans. The French Right is classified above and very anti-German. All this change c. 1933 when the French "leftists" were opposed to Fascism, and the French Right became sympathetic to Fascism and the Germans. It took World War II to eliminate the French Right. The diagnosis of the French Right was one of the better essays in this book.

What may surprise readers is that there were "rightist" movements in Belgium and Finland. The Belgium situation began early in the 19th century (1831)when Belgium got independence from the Dutch. Almost immediately, the French language and the Flemish language Belgium people asseted rights and claims against each other which often was very bitter. These differences were made worse by World War I. Degrelle took control of the Belgium Rexists and actually organized these men in Germany's war against the Soviets during World War II. The Finnish situation is almost self explanatory given Finnish complaints against the Russian Czars who incorporated Finland long before the Bolshevik Revolution. Finnish complaints were revived when the Soviets launched an unprovoked invasion of part of Finland in 1940. As an aside the Finnish showed surprisingly tough resistence.

The essays that should interest readers are those dealing with Eastern Europe and especially Romania and Hungary. With the disintegration of the Hapsburg Empire in 1916, trade barriers caused terrible economic privation with a large number of poor and a few plutocratic rich who flaunted their wealth. The Eastern European "rightists" blamed liberalism, Big Capitalism, Big Communism, and Jews for their terrible economic situation. One can easily see why "rightists" had such fertile ground in Eastern Europe. The end of the Hapsburg Empire unleased nationalistic and religious hatreds that were hard to control.

Readers should note that there was a Russian rightist movement which is understandable given the repression of many Russians after Lenin & co. came to power and especially when Stalin got control of the Soviet Union. Many Russians saw World War II as a chance to get rid of Stalinist oppression and concentration camp brutality. The editors could have made a point that some thoughtful Europeans who were leftists argued that when Lenin and Trotsky crushed workers' movments and when Stalin destroyed all of Lenin's followers except for Lenin's wife, that the Soviets moved toward Fascism and became "rightist." Borkenau makes this point, and Ernst Nolte makes brief mention of this in his book titled THE THREE FACES OF FASCISM.

This reviewer did not deal with the situation in German and Italy. There are so many books that have dealt with their "rightist" movements that their inclusion would have been redundant. The point that should be noted is that "rightist" movements existed well beyond Germany and Italy. Based on the essays in this book and careful reading of other books, readers can fully understand that "rightist" movements were a common phenomena in both Eastern and Western Europe. The editors could have focused more on the economic problems in Europe during and after World War I to better understand the attraction of "rightist" leaders and demogogues. Some of the essays were surprising well detailed. One should be careful in using the term Fascism which became a political disapproval word. As George Orwell wrote in the NEW REPUBLIC (June, 1946)that those who use the word Fascism either clearly define it or stop using it as a term of political definition. Perhaps the phrase The European Right is a better phrase. In spite of some shortcomings in this book, this review recommends this book. Other books that should be consulted are Nolte's THE THREE FACES OF FASCISM and Weber's VARIETIES OF FASCISM.

This story is Fourth-of-July-HOT and features a celebration of firecrackers, community and NOODLES!

To this reviewer, layered for Indiana's 20-degree-below-zero weather, these noodles - hot OR cold - sound even more comforting than in July. Norah Dooley and Peter Thornton are among my favorite New Englanders, a great combination since their 1991 debut with "Everybody Cooks Rice."

In "EVERYBODY BRINGS NOODLES" Carrie's brainstorm produces a block party. Her multi-cultured neighbors come through with a grand old-timey community gathering, dressed up with red, white and blue bunting, a food tent, talent show -- THE WORKS! Carrie is thrilled with each of the ethnic food contributions but wishes she had a TALENT to share.

I love the neighborhood, and "Mom's Pesto" and Mrs. Max who persuades Carrie that being the audience is also a welcome talent. The Dooley-Thornton books are good for reading aloud to all ages because there's never a time when FOOD doesn't produce smiles -- and even willing hands in the kitchen.

QUESTIONS: WHY isn't Carolrhoda Books (Minneapolis) doing more publicity for this series, and also their "Small World" books? And WHEN will CHOCOLATE be the focus of a Norah Dooley tale?

Here I am snowed in with ALL the ingredients for "Mrs. Max's KUGEL" -- EXCEPT the cornflakes. Guess I'll have to send Carrie around the neighborhood to find some!

Enjoy the great recipes with Reviewer MCHAIKU.

After seeing a special on the Donner Expedition, and an occasional relic collected in the 19th Century show up on Ebay, I thought this book might be an interesting read. It was, and I wasn't disappointed, with the photographs making it a bonus.

_The Fading of the Greens: The Decline of Environmental Politics in the West_, published in 1994 during the Clinton administration by Yale University Press, by British author Anna Bramwell is a sequel to her 1989 book _Ecology in the 20th Century_ that attempts to show why Green politics has largely failed in the West. Bramwell who lived for a time in a Herefordshire small-holding where she experienced the rural life, has written extensively on environmental and Green politics beginning with a book on Walther Darre. She is obviously influenced by libertarian and free-market ideology and sees an increase in statist influence as detrimental. In her previous books, Bramwell has attempted to trace the heritage of Green politics noting how such movements began as part of a "soft" political right often imbued with romantic ruralism and "blood and soil" mysticism and merged into a "soft" political left often aligning itself with progressive causes, humanitarianism, and feminism. Bramwell maintains that many on the political left have attempted to deny or expunge the right wing heritage of environmental politics. Further, she maintains that such political movements which began as localist and ruralist have been replaced by diabolical influences from Maoists, radical feminists, and other extreme leftists. Bramwell maintains that while nearly everyone agrees that the planet must be saved from catastrophe, that Green politics has largely not succeeded in the Western world. She attributes this to the increasing concern of Greens for other progressive causes as well as their pronounced statist solutions to environmental problems. One issue of conflict that has developed concerns the role that science is to play in Green politics. While some reject science as fundamentally opposed to nature and see post-Enlightenment rationalism as causing the environmental crisis, others believe that science holds the solution to environmental questions.

Bramwell begins this book with an Introduction, in which she distinguishes herself from the Maoists and other revolutionaries who have largely taken over Green politics. She notes how in for example Peter Singer's remarks that one should not distinguish between "loveable" and "unloveable" animals, that the fundamental human trait of judgment is denied. Bramwell distinguishes between two forms that Green politics might take: reform ecologists who believe that ecological goals can be achieved by working through the political system and deep ecologists who believe that the political system itself is at fault and thus are radicals. Bramwell notes the role of new social movements, postmodernism, and the New Age on some Greens. And, she contrasts this to the role that science plays in the thinking of other Greens. Bramwell maintains that while Green politics original arose out of a criticism of modern industrial society which was largely part of the ideology of a "soft" right that later it was to be taken up by a "soft" left. Bramwell further distinguishes between preservationists who want to manage the wilderness for the benefit of humanity (also called "Realos" or realists) and conservationists who believe that even this is exploitative of nature (also called "Fundis" or fundamentalists). Bramwell maintains that Green politics is fundamentally elitist and largely a product of the urban middle classes who hanker for a lost pastoral paradise.

The first part of this book is called "A Historical Survey". Bramwell begins by discussing the Ninteenth-century roots of ecology. Bramwell notes the importance of the discovery of the law of entropy for ecologists and how this led to a general pessimistic understanding of the role of man in nature. Bramwell also mentions the role of the development of the science of biology, mentioning the thinking of Haeckel particularly in this light. Bramwell mentions further such thinkers as Patrick Geddes, Lewis Mumford, Frederick Soddy, and Popper-Lynkeus as early pioneers of ecology. Bramwell maintains that such thinkers and Romantics as Goethe, Paracelsus, Nietzsche, Emerson, and Thoreau played an important role as precursors to modern day Green politics as maintained by R. Bahro. Bramwell also mentions pantheism in Germany and the Wandervogel. Following this Bramwell turns her attention to the "Northern White empire", the empire of largely Northern white Protestant nations including the USA, Germany, and Britain that played an important role in the development of ecological ideas. Bramwell begins by discussing the history of ecology in the USA from 1945 to 1970. Bramwell notes the conflict between preservationists and conservationists, the individualist frontier spirit of American life, the Protestant ethic, and arguments over privatization that were to play an important part in the development of ecological ideas within the USA. Bramwell discusses such early pioneers as Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and Rachel Carson. Bramwell also mentions the role of the Sierra Club that was originally created to conserve the Sierras. Following this, Bramwell turns to the history of ecology in Germany from 1945 to 1970. Bramwell discusses the conflicted past of ecology in Germany. Bramwell mentions such individuals as the critic Herbert Marcuse (a student of Heidegger), the Christian Democrat Herbert Gruhl, Rudolph Steiner proponent of Anthroposophy, and the Green student activists. Following this, Bramwell turns to the history of ecology in Britain from 1945 to 1970. Bramwell mentions the role of ruralism as well as such thinkers as John McCormick, the economist E. J. Mishan, the economist E. F. Schumacher who maintained that "small is beautiful" and was to serve as a guru for later generations of ecologists, and some of the followers of Schumacher such as John Papworth as well as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Bramwell next turns to the USA from 1970 to the present. She mentions the role of the Sierra Club and the rise of the guru, mentioning such thinkers as Ivan Illich (who opposed public schools and what he regarded as "right wing" statism) and Charles Reich (author of _The Greening of America_ who promoted hippie values). Bramwell notes the role of the university campus as an influential force behind environmental politics and notes how 1960s radicals began a "long march through the institutions" as they took over universities. Bramwell also discusses such important formative novels as Edward Abby's anarchistic _The Monkey-Wrench Gang_ and Ernest Callenbach's _Ecotopia_. Following this, Bramwell discusses the bio-regionalism of Kirkpatrick Sale. Bramwell then turns her attention to Germany from 1970 to the present. Bramwell notes the contradictory past of ecologism in Germany and the attempts by leftists to whitewash this past. Bramwell notes the importance of Green movements in Germany as well as the role of student activism. Following this, Bramwell turns her attention to Britain from 1970 to the present. Bramwell discusses the background of the Green party as well as various "doomsday" scenarios.

The second section of this book is entitled "Strategies". Bramwell discusses politics and tactics including the Italian Greens, Britain, and the failure of Green politics in adopting a "global approach". Following this, Bramwell discusses sustainable development, mentioning various arguments put forth about the future of development and the "limits to growth". Next, Bramwell discusses deep ecology and civil disobedience mentioning such thinkers as Bill Devall and Arne Naess. Bramwell also discusses ecocentrism as a viable ideal, contrasting this to anthropocentrism and discusses the idea of the "rights of nature" as well as animal rights.

The third section of this book is entitled "Green Futures". Bramwell begins by discussing environmentalism in Eastern Europe noting the contradictory relationship between Green politics and the communist states. Many Greens see Western civilization and materialism to be at root behind ecological catastrophe and thus are unfairly not nearly as critical of Eastern European and Soviet environmental policies as they should be. Following this, Bramwell discusses the impact of Eastern Europe on Western Greens. The book ends with a chapter discussing the Green future, noting that while Greens have had some success they have largely failed. She explains this failure as partly resulting from an inability to accommodate their past. Bramwell explains the role of the EC as well as the statism of many Greens which she sees as harmful. She also explains the opposition of many Greens to Western civilization.

This book is an excellent sequel to her previous book and offers an excellent survey of Green politics. Bramwell is right in showing how Green politics has been taken over by certain malevolent forces and thus has lost touch with its original localist roots. As such, Green politics has largely failed and remains in decline despite the noble tradition of which it is a part.

This book covers in detail the problem of aproportionnement from an historical and a mathematical point of view. The maths are simple and the historical reasearch is complete.

However, it might be to concentrated on the US congress apointement problem. Some international perspective would have been appreciated.

Anyway, it is still the best reference on this topic.

This is a great little book. I checked it out from our local library, but plan to purchase it. Lots of categories and easy to use. Very handy to have around when you have kids. We used it for my daughter's birthday party and found lots of good ideas.
Also, has lots of ideas that could be used with teenagers, adults, etc. The ideas are mostly easy to do on the spur of the moment and don't require lots of supplies or pre-planning.

It comes complete with Tear-Out Recipe Cards for sharing recipes, Menu Planning sheets for everyday--or a special occasion, Tear-Out Shopping Lists, Recipe Labeling Stickers and much more.
My favorite part of this organizer is that it comes full of sheets to place your recipes in...almost like photo album sheets except bigger. And the great thing is that their web site offers refill pages! I tend to print a lot of recipes off from the internet and this way I can just slip it right into one of the pages and I'm done. Most recipe organizers I have seen are the ones that have the recipe cards in them....I don't know about you, but I don't have time to re-write ALL of my recipes to fit them in an organizer...that's what I LOVE about this!! Not to mention it has everything you can imagine in it. It has tabs for all of your typical food types, "Starters/Appetizers, Soups, Main Course, Dessert" and even a Holiday section plus all of the items listed above. I highly recommend this Recipe Organizer!! It's just great!

This charming short story is the "stenographic report" of a banquet speech for a small-town doctor in honor of his forty years of service to the community. In this informal address his best friend tells the story of the doctor's life.
The text is amazingly true to life, it is as it were "the mother of all improvised banquet speeches" given on such occasions.
Unlike his "Great Short Stories", this thin book has depth and warmth. Here, O'Hara is not the slightly cynical, detached observer of human behaviour, possibly because he was the son of a doctor himself.
To quote the recommendation of the Boston Herald on the back cover: "Warm, human story that will make you feel better after you have read it."